http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com dispatches from bogotá Tue, 14 May 2013 23:29:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/14/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-2-giving-unsolicited-beauty-advice/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/14/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-2-giving-unsolicited-beauty-advice/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:33:19 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1735 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/14/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-2-giving-unsolicited-beauty-advice/feed/ 3 batalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/07/arts-and-crafts-and-sheep-boyaca/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/07/arts-and-crafts-and-sheep-boyaca/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 20:17:12 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1736 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/05/07/arts-and-crafts-and-sheep-boyaca/feed/ 2 batalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/17/boston-i-love-you/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/17/boston-i-love-you/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:12:57 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1717 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/17/boston-i-love-you/feed/ 15 IMG_0081 batalie You can't tell how cold it is just from looking. http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/12/queremos-paz/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/12/queremos-paz/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:02:04 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1711 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/04/12/queremos-paz/feed/ 1 IMG_8127 batalie IMG_8127 http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/28/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-3-aguardiente/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/28/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-3-aguardiente/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:18:18 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1399 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/28/totally-inexplicable-things-colombians-love-3-aguardiente/feed/ 4 batalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/25/bottle-lights-in-villa-de-leyva/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/25/bottle-lights-in-villa-de-leyva/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:53:47 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1666 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/25/bottle-lights-in-villa-de-leyva/feed/ 0 batalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/20/quien-lo-vive-carnaval-de-barranquilla/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/20/quien-lo-vive-carnaval-de-barranquilla/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:39:16 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1627 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/20/quien-lo-vive-carnaval-de-barranquilla/feed/ 2 DSCN0218 batalie Special Carnaval t-shirts: check! We are so ready Probably the most effective chair salesman I've ever seen. Yes, people rent out spots on chairs to see the parade I wonder if this is the only day of the year this guy gets to wear this outfit I HOPE this is the only day of the year this guy wears this shirt I wasn't kidding about the foam, you know The Batalla de Flores is the biggest parade of the four days of parades. You have to get there really early to get a good spot. We obviously did not get there early The Queen of Carnaval! Quick, everyone blow her kisses! This is almost as good as if Princess Kate were here throwing flowers! I think the king was on this float, but I was too busy ogling the SABER-TOOTHED LION Seriously. Foam. Everywhere Obviously Aguila has its own float Pants designers must hate Carnaval. Absolutely nobody is wearing their products Some attractive singing dude, typical This is too creepy for me to give any good explanation of what's happening here Not to be outdone by Aguila, Red Bull also has its own float. Get it? GET IT?? These are some of the symbols of Carnaval. They're more delightful in float form than if the beasts were actually wandering the streets The downstairs neighbors are totally ready for the season. It's like the coast's version of Christmas decoration madness Oh yeah, let's just put some snakes on people's heads Wearing only feathers and glitter has never looked so good I love this outfit so much I don't even have anything else to say about it EXPLOSION OF FEATHERS But really, they've been walking for like four hours in those outfits. In those shoes. In this sun. I can't imagine. I'm not sure how I feel about this color scheme, but they certainly seem to be having fun Definitely better than how I feel about this one, though. What, even. Pink Panther, anyone? THIS IS THE BEST COSTUME EVER. EVER. EVER. Oh why look, there's actually a person under there! Two of them, in fact! And still not a pair of pants in sight! As if we needed any more sunshine Marimondas! The peculiar, dancing, penis-faced, strangely charming Carnaval symbols! (seriously, their noses are giant dicks. I'm not joking about this) http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/some-thoughts-about-bureaucracy/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/some-thoughts-about-bureaucracy/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:51:46 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1619 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/some-thoughts-about-bureaucracy/feed/ 10 batalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/colombia-not-columbia/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/colombia-not-columbia/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:51:03 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1615 ]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/03/11/colombia-not-columbia/feed/ 0 batalie Yesterday, I won this awesome t-shirt from the folks over at the "It's Colombia, Not Columbia" campaign. And all I had to do was bring them a sunflower! http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/02/27/some-thoughts-about-visas-and-victories/ http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/02/27/some-thoughts-about-visas-and-victories/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:01:21 +0000 natalie http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/?p=1602 Continue reading →]]> http://ayearwithoutpeanutbutter.com/2013/02/27/some-thoughts-about-visas-and-victories/feed/ 14 batalie